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Well i for one format every month or so... What i do with CSs is simple...
backup using the inbuilt backup steam utility...(Use the DVD option)
now format your PC...
After the fresh installation go to www.steampowered.com and download steam(approx 600 KB)
Now update the staem application....
After its updated close steam and apply your backup file...
After the restoratrion staem will take approx 2 mins to completely update.... It will not download anything but will just verify files which can take anywhere from 2 to 15 mins depending on your speed...
You are all done...
Hope this helped...
For further queries go to www.steampowered.com forums section...
P.S. The steam backup utility saves all the downloaded offcial updates but be warned no gamesaves/server addresses/mods will be backed up...
backup using the inbuilt backup steam utility...(Use the DVD option)
now format your PC...
After the fresh installation go to www.steampowered.com and download steam(approx 600 KB)
Now update the staem application....
After its updated close steam and apply your backup file...
After the restoratrion staem will take approx 2 mins to completely update.... It will not download anything but will just verify files which can take anywhere from 2 to 15 mins depending on your speed...
You are all done...
Hope this helped...
For further queries go to www.steampowered.com forums section...
P.S. The steam backup utility saves all the downloaded offcial updates but be warned no gamesaves/server addresses/mods will be backed up...